Mexican Revolt Gains Momentum Across Northern Mexico
Reports from Agua Prieta and El Paso state revolutionary forces under General Angle Flores attacked Mazatlan, Sinaloa, while Chihuahua hosts clashes between federal troops under General Quiroga and Chihuahua City rebels led by General Joquain Amero. The rising power mix promises more ammunition and war supplies for rebels as Carranza faces a widening revolt. Ruiz Sandoval confirms fighting in Chihuahua City with few details.
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Mazatlan
Sinaloa
Pacific
Mexico
Angle Flores
P. Elias Calles
el Paso
Quiroga
Chihuahua
Chihuunhua City
Francisco del Arco
Joquain Amero
Revolutionary Army
Francisco Villa
Carranza
Sonora
Chihuahua City
Ruiz Sandoval
Sandoval
Insurrection News From Juarez and Sonora Affects Trade
April reports from the Mexican frontier describe Juarez quiet amid Chihuahua City unrest as major banks relocate funds to El Paso for potential government changes. Sugar shipments from Sonora are released into the United States after being bonded, and the South Pacific de Mexico railway returns to private ownership after a 23 day state operation with no violence. Royalist and rebel movements spread across Vera Cruz, Salina Cruz, and Mazatlan as federal troops respond, with strikes looming in Mexico City streets and thousands of Carranza troops joining Sonora forces in Parral and Jiminez.
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Chihuahua
Chihuahua City
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Nogales
Ariz
Sonora
United States
Mexico
Carranza
South Pacific de Mexico
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Sinaloa
Culiacan
Washington
Alvuardo
Gulf Coast
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Salina Cruz
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Cusema
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Mazatlan
Mexico City
Affinity Keeps Him Posted From the Spirit World
Mrs. Lillian P. Clayton was granted a divorce after she proved her husband Robert C. Clayton fled to Seattle with Wellington Glover’s wife in 1918. She accused him of receiving daily love messages from Mrs. Glover from the spirit world and noted Mrs. Glover’s recent death.
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Chicago
Lillian P. Clayton
Pacific Coast
Clayton
Robert ¢. Clayton
Seattle
Wellington Glover
Glover
First Hero Dead Arrive Home Port
The bodies of 358 American soldiers, most of whom died in France, arrived at New York on the Mercury from Antwerp and Southampton. The caskets, shrouded in new American flags, lay in formation on the pier as uniformed guards prepared their shipment home by rail. No ceremony occurred at the temporary pier morgue.
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New York
France
Mercury
Antwerp
Southampton
Hell Meet
Borah to Head Idaho Delegates in Republican Convention
Coeur d Alene Idaho April 28 AP caucuses among Wood and Borah factions and American Legion delegates delayed the state Republican convention. It aims to name eight delegates to the national convention with five likely Wood supporters and Borah heading the delegation supporting Johnson. A potential national committeeman race also emerged as American Legion delegates backed Caldwell Red Cross worker B M Holt. The gathering lasted about 20 minutes with Wm H Gibson named temporary chairman.
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John W. Hart
Riley
American Legion
B. M. Holt
Caldwell
Red Cross
Wm. H. Gibson
Mountains Home
Harmony Seen At Coeur d Alene Convention Opening
At the Coeur d Alene Idaho convention opening the session appeared harmonious after heavy caucusing. Anti Hart and Borah factions were expected to clash but cooperation grew. Ex servicemen urged two delegates to Chicago one from north and one from south. Tom Sparks of American Falls backed at south men’s meeting. Delegates may include Borah Guthrie Thomas Easton Evans and possibly Moore. David Burrell elected secretary with Fred Caldwell on the order of business committee. Opponents sought to block Bannock county’s delegate seat after it won at the state convention.
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Tom Sparks
American Falls
Senator Borah
Guthrie
Twin Falls
Thomas
Gooding
Easton
Kellogg
Evan Evans
Grangeville
Moore
Fremont
David Burrell
Fred Caldwell
Order of Business
Bannock County
Japan demands quick action on Manchurian rail lines
Japanese negotiators urge immediate railroad construction in Manchuria to be added to the new China resources consortium plan. If not coordinated, Japan will proceed alone building a southward line to the Gulf of Petehu, linking existing roads and unlocking agricultural potential.
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Washington
Econsortium
Manchurian
Japan
Manchuria
Gulf of Petehu
Butte I W W Plans May First Strike
Butte Montana April 28 AP reports Metal mine workers union No 800 I W Ws seeks a district wide strike May 1 in protest of last Wednesday rioting shootings. Mines operate at about half normal force per company announcement.
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Butte
Mont
Metal Mine Workers Union No. 800
I. W. Ws
Montana
Exchange Closed on May First
The New York Stock Exchange will be closed Saturday May 1 as announced by the board after a petition from most members. An unusual number of exchange firms will be compelled to move to new offices on that date.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
Primaries Rally Delegates Across Three States
Massachusetts voters favored the Republican big four led by Henry Cabot Lodge with 38 cities including Boston and Revere backing McCall in a Hoover bid. The Democratic side elected unpledged delegates, with Walsh Long Pellitier and Doherty winning seats as the party slate. Johnson disavowed local endorsements.
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Boston
Henry Cabot Lodge
Frederick I. Gillett
House of Representatives
William Murray Crane
Edward A. Thursday
Republican State Committee
Joseph F. O'Connell
David TI. Walsh
Richard H. Long
Joseph C. Pellitier
Daniel F Doherty
Leonard Wood
Wood
Samuel W. McCall
Herbert Hoover
Revere
Massachusetts
Hiram Johnson
Johnson
Disloyalty Suspected in High Places Speech Criticizes Government
Senator Myers of Montana warns in the Senate that radicals and disloyalists are present even in high places. He criticizes the government and the Labor Department for failing to curb radical activity amid rising tensions from the Butte miners strike. He calls for a final strength test to root out the insurgent wing.
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Washington
Myers
Montana
Senate
Department of Labor
Butte, Mont
Meyers
Seventh Michigan delegates back Johnson at GOP convention
In Paw Paw and Howell the Republican conventions chose two delegates each to the national convention and urged them to vote for Senator Hiram Johnson while he had a reasonable chance for nomination. The actions reflect unified backing from Seventh Michigan and the 6th district for Johnson.
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Paw Paw, Mich
Hiram Johnson
Howell, Mich
Johnson
American Troops Withdraw From Siberia
The dispatch reports no American troops and few Red Cross workers remaining in Siberia. The Stevens party of American engineers in the Russian railway service expects to depart by May 1, with the Great Northern bringing 680 casual troops, nearly the last detachment to leave.
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San Francisco
Red Cross
Siberia
Stevens
Russian Railway Service
Great Northern
Vladivostok
Manila
Spanish cabinet resigns in Madrid
The Spanish cabinet led by Allende Salazar resigned in Madrid today and King Alfonso accepted the resignation.
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Madrid
Havas
Allende Salazar
Alfonso
Senator Attacks Labor Power and Red Threats in Speech
The senator charged organized labor representa tives with subservience to decrees and warned Congress to resist red influence. He recalled past actions against extremist forces and urged decisive measures to prevent a “redeemed” overthrow, invoking victory in independence era and a hardline stance.
Wood leads New Jersey in presidential primaries
Newark reports show Major General Leonard Wood leading Senator Hiram Johnson in New Jersey's presidential primary. Returns indicate Wood ahead in district delegates and statewide vote, with Johnson closing gap as districts report incomplete tallies. Edwards heads Democratic wing with Wood favored for big four and at large slots amid party divisions.
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N. J
Wood
Johnson
Chicago
Leonard Wood
Hiram W. Johnson
California
New Jersey
Harding
Ohio
Edwards
United States
Walter E. Edge
Joseph Frelinghuysen
Edward C. Stokes
Wm. H. Runyon
Thomas L. Raymond
Mulford L. Ballard
East Orange
Thomas R. Layden
Paterson
John W. Grigg
Edward S. Edwards
San Francisco
James R. Nugent
Essex County
Frank Hague
William
Cooper Proctor
Proctor
Harding Holds Narrow Ohio Lead In Presidential Primary
Ohio returns show Warren G. Harding leading Leonard Wood by about 4 000 to 10 000 votes across multiple precincts. Delegates pledged to Harding dominate several districts while Wood trails in others with both parties reporting scattered results.
Newark Returns Show Wood Leading After Revision
Newark dispatch reports revised totals at 6:30 p.m. with districts missing. Wood holds 60,962 votes to Johnson 50,275 amid ongoing tabulation and incomplete districts. Citywide totals reflect a lead for Wood in the AP update from Newark, New Jersey.
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N. J
Wood
Ween
Johnson
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